# Some infrastructure gains, but more needed

> Iowa Farm Bureau notes that inland waterway infrastructure is critical to Iowa farmers, with about 60% of soybean exports and 59% of corn exports leaving from terminals on the lower Mississippi. The article calls for more infrastructure investment.

- Date: 2019-02-11 · published 2019-02-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60486-some-infrastructure-gains-but-more-needed
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Dependence on lower Mississippi terminals makes Gulf export capacity and river logistics a key factor in U.S. basis and export competitiveness, but the piece describes no new price-moving event.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- BARGE: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SOY | 2016-11-01 | [Report warns of danger of failing river infrastructure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73763-report-warns-of-danger-of-failing-river-infrastructure.md) | -1.3% | +3.0% |
| SOY | 2021-06-08 | [Supply chain can stretch, break due to crumbling infrastructure - Texas Farm Bureau](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46473-supply-chain-can-stretch-break-due-to-crumbling-infrastructure-texas-farm-bureau.md) | -5.6% | -12.6% |
| SOY | 2022-07-21 | [ISA District 9 meeting highlights infrastructure needs \| Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16700-isa-district-9-meeting-highlights-infrastructure-needs-iowa-agribusiness-radio.md) | +9.0% | +1.8% |
| SOY | 2022-02-10 | [Opinion: Upper Mississippi River infrastructure finally gets its due](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42890-opinion-upper-mississippi-river-infrastructure-finally-gets-its-due.md) | -0.5% | +6.6% |
| SOY | 2019-12-05 | [Volume of Grain Moved by Barge Remains High, May Soon Slow \| Feed & Grain News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55472-volume-of-grain-moved-by-barge-remains-high-may-soon-slow-feed-and-grain-news.md) | +1.8% | +6.0% |
| CORN | 2026-04-01 | [Infrastructure upgrades needed for competitive edge \| National \| farmweeknow.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16372-infrastructure-upgrades-needed-for-competitive-edge-national-farmweeknow-com.md) | -1.7% | +1.5% |
| CORN | 2017-07-13 | [Ukraine pushes grain export infrastructure projects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69815-ukraine-pushes-grain-export-infrastructure-projects.md) | +0.3% | -1.2% |
| CORN | 2016-11-01 | [Report warns of danger of failing river infrastructure](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73763-report-warns-of-danger-of-failing-river-infrastructure.md) | +1.9% | -4.3% |

## Sources

- iowafarmbureau.com: https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/Some-infrastructure-gains-but-more-needed

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